Zacks Earnings and Margins Strategy highlights: American River Bankshares, Bassett Furniture Industries, ICT Group, and Kendle International Inc.CHICAGO -- Earnings are the single most important metric for a company. Combine that with a healthy Net Profit Margin and you find a screen that has generated a cumulative return of +464% since January 2001. In 2005, this screen continued its winning ways with a +22.3% return. This screen is called the Earnings and Margins Profit Track strategy. Here are four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria: American River
BSET Building Systems Engineering Technology BSET Berhampur School of Engineering and Technology ), ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICTG ICTG Irish Christmas Tree Growers ICTG Information and Communications Technology Group (SAIC) ) Kendle International Inc. (Nasdaq:KNDL). View the entire list of stocks for the Earnings and Margins Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1858 Here are four companies that meet the following Earnings and Margin Profit Track: American River Bankshares (Nasdaq:AMRB) reported fourth-quarter earnings of 45 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. in mid-January. The result outperformed the year-ago total of 37 cents and exceeded the consensus estimate by about 7%. The company mentioned that it set two more records in 2005 with its highest profit ever for the full year and for the fourth quarter. AMRB has a net margin of .26 and produced annual earnings growth of 35% above the previous year. Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:BSET) generated earnings growth of 28% last year over the previous year. In early January, the company announced fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 25 cents per share, excluding charges. The result topped last year's 24 cents and beat the consensus estimate by 25%. BSET noted that it was pleased with its improvement in continuing operating earnings Operating Earnings Profits after subtracting expenses such as marketing, cost of goods sold, administration and general operating costs from revenue. Notes: Tax and interest expenses are not subtracted - operating earnings are synonymous with EBIT (earnings before and the solid performance posted by its upholstery upholstery, general term for household fittings, hangings, curtains, cushions, and covers. It refers to stuffed, padded, and spring-cushioned furniture, such as chairs and sofas, or to the usually decorative materials and fabrics that cover them. division and imported products within its wood division. ICT Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICTG), a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) company, recently posted fourth-quarter earnings of 29 cents per share, excluding items. The result was ahead of the previous year's 15 cents and surpassed analysts' expectations by approximately 7%. The company stated that revenue growth in the quarter and the year was driven by strong gains in its healthcare and Government businesses. ICTG experienced earnings growth of 132% for the most recently completed year versus the year-ago total. Kendle International Inc. (Nasdaq:KNDL), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization and another Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) company, reported fourth-quarter earnings of 31 cents per share, excluding items. The result exceeded the consensus estimate by about 19% and outpaced on the year-prior performance. The company's report, which was released in mid-February, noted that Kendle's continued focus on project delivery and operational excellence delivered strong results for its customers and shareholders in 2005. KNDL's annual earnings were up a healthy 300% year-over-year. Discover all the current stocks currently on the Earnings and Margin Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=1859 About Profit Tracks What is a "Profit Track"? Each Profit Track is a successful stock picking strategy with proven results through the Bear Market of 2001-2002 and the Bull run started in 2003. On Zacks.com we have created these nine unique screens to offer investors great strategies to potentially outperform Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. the market in the years ahead. In 2005, the Low Price Stocks strategy was the top performing Profit Track with a return of +51.9% followed by the Recent Price Strength screen with a +35.5% return. To see all nine strategies along with philosophy, past performance, and current stocks, go to http://at.zacks.com/?id=1838 All the Profit Track strategies were created and backtested using the Research Wizard software from Zacks Investment Research Zacks Investment Research A firm that compiles earnings estimates and brokerage firm investment recommendations for thousands of publicly traded firms. . 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